27/05/2026
Colour in an educational space can do far more than decorate!
Environmental psychology research confirms that colour directly affects students' concentration, mood and spatial orientation. A University of Salford study found that the physical classroom environment, including colour, accounts for up to 16% of the variation in students' academic performance.
At Cecil Hills High School, a NSW Government renewal project for one of Western Sydney's fastest-growing schools, colour wasn't an aesthetic decision. It was a purposeful design decision.
We worked with School Infrastructure NSW and Fulton Trotter Architects to specify five distinct fabric colourways across the lounge settings in the learning commons. Coral, Amethyst, Teal, Jungle, Mouse. Each one corresponds to a floor level and a room type.
The result: students orient themselves instinctively. They don't need to read a sign to know where they are. The colour does that work.
That's what we call by design.
Stay tuned for the Upcoming Cecil Hills High School Case Study